The Washington Post reported Wednesday, “Total military spending on erectile dysfunction medicines amounts to $84 million annually, according to an analysis by the Military Times — 10 times the cost of annual transition-related medical care for active duty transgender service members.”

That’s just the cost of erectile dysfunction medicine for military members in total. But on Viagra specifically, the Post continues, “The military spends $41.6 million annually on Viagra alone, according to the Military Times analysis — roughly five times the estimated spending on transition-related medical care for transgender troops.”

Those who don’t understand transgender people will likely continue to balk at the idea that the hormone treatments and the surgeries some transgender soldiers seek are essential to their health. But would they feel the same about taking away male soldiers’ Viagra?